Eva had an assignment to draw a triptych

[conuly]

which turns out to be another word where the original syllable break involves an initial pt-. Interesting fact I did not know before, if you spell it like a French word, triptyque, it means a type of passport for a car which, I presume, is or at one point was typically folded in thirds or perhaps had three parts.

********

China's 'mermaid descendants' weave final garments from skin of fish

A New Gene Helps Explain Why Some People Need Less Sleep

Will the skyscrapers of the future be made out of wood?

Soil’s Microbial Market Shows the Ruthless Side of Forests

An ancient aquatic system older than the pyramids has been revealed by the Australian bushfires

Why American Kids Have Been Going to Soviet Sleepaway Camp

Seattle Shelter Focuses On Native Peoples Experiencing Homelessness

The Man Educating Young ISIS Survivors

Enfranchisement Is the Only Route to Security

Orlando, the nation’s deadliest city for pedestrians, has a plan for safer streets

Mormon women are caught between economic pressures and the word of God

The IRS Decided to Get Tough Against Microsoft. Microsoft Got Tougher.

America's Search and Rescue Is in a State of Emergency

What Happened When a State Made Food Stamps Harder to Get

One Uighur Man’s Circuitous Journey to Safety

US to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women

Fertilizer is a major pollutant. Why doesn't the government regulate it as one?

The Prison Inside Prison

The Long Journey to Visit a Family Member in Prison

Comments

[pauamma]

Interesting. I never came across that meaning of "triptyque" in French. I was only aware of the meanings the English word has listed in MW, and the closest I can find in a quick perusal of online French dictionaries is "a document comprising 3 pages, often carbon copies" in the French wiktionary, which meaning isn't quite that specialized. I wonder what the exact derivation is.

[siderea]

Interesting fact I did not know before, if you spell it like a French word, triptyque, it means a type of passport for a car

!!! AAA had (and apparently still has) a service for members where you tell them where you want to drive, and they'll prepare a custom navigational booklet for you (this is what we had before Google Maps) they called a "TripTic", which I always heard (and maybe, back in the 90s when last I did this, actually saw printed as) as "triptych", because medievalist. I remember being faintly put out, in a "but it doesn't fold in three? why is it being called a 'triptych'??" way, but if it's a pun or other allusion to "triptyque" that makes so much more sense.

[conuly]

I am so glad I could clear that up for you.

[conuly]

NO IDEA. It's an unusual word, so you gotta pay to get the full etymology at mw.